Two first-half goals from Matthew Barnes-Homer set the Silkmen up for a morale-boosting victory over Championship side Blackburn Rovers.

The striker was on target twice in the first half in Macclesfield’s behind-closed-doors win over Steve Kean’s men.

Barnes-Homer struck twice to put Macc 2-1 up at the break, David Goodwillie netting Rovers’ reply.

Ben Tomlinson scored after the break and with a goal from a trialist making it 4-1 there was time for the Lancashire side to pull it back to 4-3 but they were unable to manage an equaliser, giving Steve King his first, albeit meaningless, victory and Macc their first success in 2012.